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Reading Exercise 1: Thai Alphabet Poem



Here's a poem that young Thai boys and girls use to learn the forty-four Thai consonants, similar to the "ABC" song that English-speaking children use. It helps you learn the alphabetical order of the conosonants and the sound of each letter.

If you think you've got the alphabet memorized, you can try Phonemic Transcription of All 44 Thai Consonants as Initials.
 

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gaawM eeuyR gaawM gaiL
G is for /gaiL/ (chicken)
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khaawR khaiL naiM laaoH
Kh is for /khaiL/ (the eggs) in the coop
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khaawR khuaatL khaawngR raoM
Kh is for /khuaatL/ (the bottle) that is ours
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khaawM khwaayM khaoF naaM
Kh is for /khwaayM/ (the water buffalo) who enters the rice paddy
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khaawM khohnM kheungR khangR
Kh is for the serious /khohnM/ (the person)
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khaawM raH khangM khaangF faaR
Kh is for /raH khangM/ (the bell) beside the wall
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ngaawM nguuM jaiM glaaF
Ng is for the fearless /nguuM/ (snake)
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jaawM jaanM chaiH deeM
J is for /jaanM/ (a plate), so useful
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chaawR chingL dteeM dangM
Ch is for /chingL/ (finger cymbals), struck so loudly
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chaawM chaangH wingF neeR
Ch is for /chaangH/ (the elephant) who runs away
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saawM sohF laamF theeM
S is for /sohF/ (the chain), to tie him up
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chaawM gaL chuuhrM khuuF ganM
Ch is for the pair of /chuuhrM/ (bushes)
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yaawM yingR sohR phaaM
Y is for the beautiful /yingR/ (girl)
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daawM chaH daaM suaamR phlanM
D is for /chaH daaM/ (the dance hat), she hastily dons
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dtaawM bpaL dtakL hoonR hanR
Dt is for /bpaL dtakL/ (harpoon), hasty and rash
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thaawR thaanR khaoF maaM raawngM
Th is for /thaanR/ (the pedestal), giving support
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thaawM mohnM thohM naaF khaaoR
Th is for /mohnM thohM/ (the giant's wife), her face ashen
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thaawM phuuF thaoF deernM yawngF
Th is for /phuuF thaoF/ (the old man), who walks so feebly
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naawM naehnM maiF maawngM
N is for /naehnM/ (the young monk), who may not stare
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daawM dekL dtaawngF niH mohn[d]M
D is for /dekL/ (the children), who invite him in
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dtaawM dtaoL langR dtoongM
Dt is for /dtaoL/ (turtle), with his bulging back
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thaawR thoongR baaekL khohnR
Th is for /thoongR/ (bag), for carrying things
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thaawM thaH haanR ohtL thohnM
Th is for /thaH haanR/ (the soldier), so enduring
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thaawM thohngM khohnM niH yohmM
Th is for our favorite /thohngM/ (flag)
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naawM nuuR khwakL khwaiL
N is for /nuuR/ (the mice), who run about helter-skelter
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baawM baiM maaiH thapH thohmR
B is for /baiM maaiH/ (the leaves), piling up
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bpaawM bplaaM dtaaM glohmM
Bp is for the beady-eyed /bplaaM/ (fish)
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phaawR pheungF thahmM rangM
Ph is for /pheungF/ (bees), building a hive
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faawR faaR thohnM thaanM
F is for /faaR/ (lid), very durable
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phaawM phaanM waangM dtangF
Ph is for /phaanM/ (the tray), all laid out
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faawM fanM saL aatL jangM
F is for /fanM/ (teeth), so very clean
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phaawM sahmR phaoM gaangM baiM
Ph is for /sahmR phaoM/ (the Chinese junk), unfurling its sails
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maawM maaH kheukH khakH
M is for the unruly /maaH/ (horse)
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yaawM yak[s]H khiaaoF yaiL
Y is for /yak[s]H/ (the giant) with the big fangs
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raawM reuuaM phaayM bpaiM
R is for /reuuaM/ (the boat) that paddles by
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laawM lingM dtaiL raaoM
L is for /lingM/ (the monkey) climbing on the handrail
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waawM waaenR lohngM yaaM
W is for /waaenR/ (a ring), steeped in chemicals
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saawR saaR laaM ngiiapF ngaoR
S is for /saaR laaM/ (the pavilion), so peaceful and lonely
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saawR reuuH seeR nuaatL yaaoM
S is for /reuuH seeR/ (the hermit), with his long beard
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saawR seuuaR daaoM khaH naawngM
S is for the ferocious spotted /seuuaR/ (tiger), the leopard
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haawR heepL saiL phaaF
H is for /heepL/ (a box) filled with clothes
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laawM jooL laaM thaaF phaL yaawngR
L is for the swaggering /jooL laaM/ (boy kite)
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aawM aangL neuuangM naawngM
(Aaw) is for overflowing /aangL/ (bowls)
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haawM nohkH huukF dtaaM dtohM
H is for /nohkH huukF/ (the owl) with huge eyes